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Old Blue switchbacks

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eThekwini Ward 7, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, 3603, South Africa
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Climb Profile

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380 m395 m415 m430 m-15.6% from 0 m to 3 m-8.1% from 3 m to 7 m-15.9% from 7 m to 11 m-15.0% from 11 m to 15 m-13.5% from 15 m to 21 m-14.7% from 21 m to 24 m-14.7% from 24 m to 27 m-12.5% from 27 m to 31 m-13.2% from 31 m to 34 m-14.3% from 34 m to 38 m-18.6% from 38 m to 42 m-6.4% from 42 m to 47 m-8.0% from 47 m to 52 m-8.3% from 52 m to 58 m-9.3% from 58 m to 62 m-8.3% from 62 m to 66 m-11.4% from 66 m to 69 m-9.4% from 69 m to 72 m10.0% from 72 m to 76 m8.3% from 76 m to 80 m6.1% from 80 m to 83 m5.7% from 83 m to 87 m6.1% from 87 m to 90 m0.0% from 90 m to 93 m-8.1% from 93 m to 97 m5.1% from 97 m to 101 m2.8% from 101 m to 104 m0.0% from 104 m to 110 m0.0% from 110 m to 113 m0.0% from 113 m to 117 m0.0% from 117 m to 120 m-2.8% from 120 m to 124 m0.0% from 124 m to 127 m0.0% from 127 m to 130 m0.0% from 130 m to 135 m-3.2% from 135 m to 138 m-2.9% from 138 m to 141 m-5.1% from 141 m to 145 m-5.1% from 145 m to 151 m1.7% from 151 m to 157 m3.8% from 157 m to 162 m1.9% from 162 m to 167 m0.0% from 167 m to 173 m7.1% from 173 m to 177 m14.7% from 177 m to 181 m11.4% from 181 m to 184 m13.3% from 184 m to 187 m12.5% from 187 m to 190 m8.5% from 190 m to 195 m14.3% from 195 m to 199 m12.8% from 199 m to 203 m12.0% from 203 m to 208 m11.8% from 208 m to 213 m13.5% from 213 m to 219 m12.5% from 219 m to 223 m11.9% from 223 m to 229 m13.9% from 229 m to 233 m11.8% from 233 m to 236 m11.5% from 236 m to 241 m13.9% from 241 m to 245 m13.3% from 245 m to 250 m11.1% from 250 m to 253 m11.8% from 253 m to 257 m14.0% from 257 m to 262 m10.3% from 262 m to 265 m15.9% from 265 m to 270 m14.6% from 270 m to 275 m16.7% from 275 m to 278 m15.4% from 278 m to 283 m15.4% from 283 m to 288 m14.3% from 288 m to 292 m16.2% from 292 m to 296 m17.1% from 296 m to 299 m17.1% from 299 m to 304 m15.9% from 304 m to 308 m17.9% from 308 m to 312 m14.6% from 312 m to 316 m17.5% from 316 m to 320 m16.7% from 320 m to 324 m15.4% from 324 m to 329 m14.6% from 329 m to 334 m14.3% from 334 m to 338 m3.2% from 338 m to 341 m-14.7% from 341 m to 344 m-13.3% from 344 m to 347 m-14.0% from 347 m to 351 m-14.6% from 351 m to 356 m-15.2% from 356 m to 360 m-14.3% from 360 m to 363 m-12.9% from 363 m to 366 m14.7% from 366 m to 370 m15.2% from 370 m to 373 m15.6% from 373 m to 376 m14.7% from 376 m to 379 m17.1% from 379 m to 383 m15.4% from 383 m to 387 m14.3% from 387 m to 391 m17.1% from 391 m to 395 m12.9% from 395 m to 398 m16.7% from 398 m to 401 m13.8% from 401 m to 406 m16.7% from 406 m to 412 m10.9% from 412 m to 416 m11.6% from 416 m to 421 m13.6% from 421 m to 425 m11.6% from 425 m to 429 m11.1% from 429 m to 434 m12.5% from 434 m to 439 m14.6% from 439 m to 443 m13.3% from 443 m to 447 m10.9% from 447 m to 452 m8.0% from 452 m to 457 m4.1% from 457 m to 462 m7.0% from 462 m to 466 m13.5% from 466 m to 470 m12.9% from 470 m to 473 m2.9% from 473 m to 476 m-16.2% from 476 m to 480 m-15.6% from 480 m to 485 m2.9% from 485 m to 488 m-5.6% from 488 m to 492 m-10.0% from 492 m to 497 m-8.6% from 497 m to 500 m-9.4% from 500 m to 503 m-5.3% from 503 m to 507 m-8.2% from 507 m to 512 m-8.2% from 512 m to 517 m-7.7% from 517 m to 522 m-7.1% from 522 m to 528 m-7.3% from 528 m to 533 m-10.3% from 533 m to 539 m-13.2% from 539 m to 546 m-22.9% from 546 m to 551 m-2.9% from 551 m to 554 m11.8% from 554 m to 557 m25.0% from 557 m to 561 m20.0% from 561 m to 565 m0.0% from 565 m to 568 m4.0% from 568 m to 573 m7.5% from 573 m to 577 m8.5% from 577 m to 582 m9.6% from 582 m to 587 m9.1% from 587 m to 591 m9.4% from 591 m to 594 m9.1% from 594 m to 597 m11.8% from 597 m to 600 m15.8% from 600 m to 604 m12.5% from 604 m to 608 m13.9% from 608 m to 612 m11.1% from 612 m to 615 m11.8% from 615 m to 619 m12.1% from 619 m to 622 m9.1% from 622 m to 625 m9.4% from 625 m to 629 m6.5% from 629 m to 632 m3.2% from 632 m to 635 m9.5% from 635 m to 639 m10.3% from 639 m to 643 m11.1% from 643 m to 647 m8.8% from 647 m to 650 m12.5% from 650 m to 654 m15.4% from 654 m to 658 m16.2% from 658 m to 662 m20.5% from 662 m to 665 m19.4% from 665 m to 669 m15.6% from 669 m to 672 m17.6% from 672 m to 676 m20.4% from 676 m to 681 m19.6% from 681 m to 685 m17.1% from 685 m to 689 m19.6% from 689 m to 693 m19.4% from 693 m to 697 m24.3% from 697 m to 701 m26.7% from 701 m to 704 m-15.2% from 704 m to 708 m-18.2% from 708 m to 711 m-5.4% from 711 m to 715 m-4.2% from 715 m to 720 m-13.3% from 720 m to 723 m-19.0% from 723 m to 727 m-20.5% from 727 m to 731 m-18.7% from 731 m to 734 m-12.9% from 734 m to 737 m-18.2% from 737 m to 743 m-12.9% from 743 m to 746 m-8.6% from 746 m to 749 m-6.2% from 749 m to 753 m-2.8% from 753 m to 756 m-9.3% from 756 m to 761 m-9.8% from 761 m to 765 m-7.9% from 765 m to 768 m-5.6% from 768 m to 772 m-6.2% from 772 m to 775 m19.5% from 775 m to 779 m12.5% from 779 m to 783 m12.9% from 783 m to 786 m-7%3%14%8%6%-1%14%-7%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.79 km / 0.49 miles
Elevation gain57.3 m / 188 ft
Average gradient4%
Maximum gradient22.1%
Elevation high427.7 m / 1,403 ft
Elevation low381.3 m / 1,251 ft
Climb difficulty score3,142.4

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,493,452nd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 15,483rd most difficult cycling climb of all 26,629 climbs in South Africa.

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Places 2,337th out of 3,431 cycling climbs in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Ranks 751st out of 1,189 cycling climbs in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.

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Ranking 37th out of 50 cycling climbs in eThekwini Ward 7.

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